Jessica Watson is rounding Cape Horn

[romei]

I don't know who all is following this girl's adventure but I sure am. 

Here's the page I start with to see her updated location map:
http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/the-voyage

and there's a link to her blog on that page.  She's been pretty good at updating her blog about every other day. 

[newt]

I am glad she is safe and her spirits are up. Tough girl...

[Glenn Basore]

I have been following her every day. I especially like reading her blogs.

[adifferentdrummer]

Absolutely amazing! Thanks for the link!

[Salty19]

You have to admit, that is one very brave and confident girl!    Definitely am following this story and wish her the best.

[adifferentdrummer]

Anyone know what boat she is sailing? I didn't find any information about the boat on her site. According to her report as she approached Cape Horn, she had traveled 9,800 nm in 88 days. That would calculate to an average of just over 110 nm per day at an average speed of 4.64 knots. She reported being becalmed a couple of times, so that might make her average speed underway closer to 5 knots. That all sounds about right. I'd like to know more about the boat if anyone has that information. Thanks, Milt

[adifferentdrummer]

Oops! I just went back to her website and found it. It's an S&S (Sparkman and Stephens) 34. Now I'll just sit back and enjoy her blog... Milt

[Craig Weis]

Well Jessica won't be becalmed much longer going around Cape Horn. It's their summer now, and I'll bet shes freezing her butt off. Nasty part of the globe from what everyone says. Good luck to her. No body can come out and rescue her if she needs help.

skip.

[Bob23]

Thanks so much for the link...I'll be following her voyage till she finishes. Don't you just love modern technology that allows us to sail with her (without getting wet)? Marvelous.
Bob23

[romei]

Her latest video of rounding the horn is incredibly thrilling.  I only have a few years of sailing under my belt and I've never even made it out of the lake yet.    After watching that video of the big water below the horn, I honestly don't think I can call myself a sailor anymore.    Maybe I'll make it to the bay this year.  Little steps, that's how you get there right?

That girl is the real deal.

[romei]

Well Jessica won't be becalmed much longer going around Cape Horn. It's their summer now, and I'll bet shes freezing her butt off. Nasty part of the globe from what everyone says. Good luck to her. No body can come out and rescue her if she needs help.

skip.

Once again Skip you were right.  She made it past Cape Horn okay but now in the Southern Atlantic she's survived 4 knockdowns (one of them a complete upside-downer) and lost her wind instruments.

Incredible....  I can't imagine!

[Steve Ullrich]

Knocked down at least twice.  Actually rolled by a rogue wave at least once...

http://youngestround.blogspot.com/

[adifferentdrummer]

Now there is another 16 year old girl, Abby Sunderland, trying to take the youngest-round record. She just set out two days ago, January 23, 2010, from Marina Del Rey, CA, sailing an Open 40.           http://abbysunderland.com/